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nerddad
Copper Contributor
Oct 03, 2020

Cannot enter key / activate Windows Server 2019 Standard?

Ok, I'm just setting up Windows Server 2019 Standard on VMWare running on my desktop.  It's just for personal use.  But, I bought a key for it off the internet.  I just got it in the mail.  It has a ...
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Dave Patrick
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Oct 03, 2020

Difficult to read but I'd try;

Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition
Dism /Online /Get-TargetEditions

and finally 

Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /AcceptEula /ProductKey:12345-67890-12345-67890-12345

 

 

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nerddad
Copper Contributor
Oct 04, 2020

Dave Patrickthat worked.   Thanks!

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    Dave Patrick
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    Oct 04, 2020

    Glad to hear, you're welcome.

     

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